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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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Issues : EE inaccuracies

b. 111

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

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There is no  before d1 in GC and FE (→EE1). Chopin's patent inaccuracy was corrected in GE and EE2.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Accidentals in different octaves , Inaccuracies in FE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC

b. 117-121

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

Slurs in GC

Slur in FE

Slur in GE & EE

Slurs suggested by the editors
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The slurring of the sources raises doubts here. In FE all slurs starting from bar 121 were overlooked. The slur of GC abruptly ends in bar 117, yet the shape of the ending suggests a continuation. Perhaps it made the engraver of GE combine this slur with the next one in bar 121, which cannot be rationally explained. The identical slur in EE is most probably a result of Chopin proofreading of the base text to this edition, however, also in this case one can assume an inaccuracy, as the part which was added in EE (bars 120-123) is linked with the previous slur, yet it does not reach the last note of the current phrase. In the main text we give the most credible elements of the notation of FE (the slur ending in bar 120) and GC (the new slur from bar 121). The continuous slur of EE may be considered to be an alternative solution, perhaps authentic.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , Errors in GE , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 123-127

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

Slur up to bar 127 in GC (→GE)

No slur in FE

Slur up to bar 123 in EE

Slur up to bar 126 suggested by the editors
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The ending of the slur is written in the sources inaccurately (in FE there are no slurs starting from bar 121). In the main text we suggest a slur based on the most accurately written slurs of analogous phrases (e.g. FE in bars 85-90 and 93-98).

category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in FE , EE inaccuracies , Inaccuracies in GC , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 132-137

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

Slur from 2nd beat in GC (→GE)

No slur in FE

R.H. slur in EE1

Two slurs in EE2

Slur from 1st beat suggested by the editors
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In this phrase the slur in GC (→GE) begins on the 2nd beat of bar 132, which we consider to be a possible inaccuracy, as in other similar situations, the slurs in GC generally start from the beginning of the bar. Therefore, in the main text we suggest a slur running from the beginning of the bar. The slur of EE1, in spite of having been printed most probably on the basis of Chopin addition in the base text, is certainly incomplete and most probably inaccurate (see the note to bar 137), whereas its placement over the top stave is probably related to the applied in this edition graphical layout, in which, from the 2nd beat in bar 134, the part of the R.H. is written entirely on the top stave (cf. bars 96-100).

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Errors in GE , GE revisions , EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE

b. 137

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt II

New slur in GC (→GE)

No slur in FE

Slur continued in EE
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The continuous slur in EE is probably a result of a misunderstanding, related to the adjustment of the slurs to the changed graphical layout – cf. the note on slurs in bars 132-137. In the main text, we give hence the beginning of the slur after GC (→GE). See also bars 140-141.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE inaccuracies , Authentic corrections of EE